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If it were not for Lester Bangs' hilarious and fanciful essay "Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung," which sent generations of impressionable young hipsters-in-training to their local used-record stores in search of Double Shot DBL-1002, the world would not much recall Count Five's Psychotic Reaction; the average casual garage rock fan would be no more likely to search for this album than an album by Nuggets staples like the Remains. And frankly, despite Bangs' wild-eyed prose in praise of Psychotic Reaction, there would be some justice to that disappearance: this album really isn't all that great! There's the title track, of course, a total Yardbirds' ripoff that turns out to be better than any of that overrated band's patented rave-ups, thanks in huge part to Kenn Ellner's brilliantly bratty strangulated whine of a voice. Then there's the mysterious "Pretty Big Mouth," a swamp rock groove with the most bizarre lyrics on the entire album. And they certainly get major cool points for being hip to the Who in 1966, recording "My Generation" and "Out in the Street" before almost anybody in the U.S. knew who Pete Townshend was; unfortunately, that goodwill is negated by the sheer incompetence of both covers. And really, that's the problem with most of Psychotic Reaction; Count Five were not in any way a particularly talented band outside of Ellner's vocals and, occasionally, John "Mouse" Michalski's gnarly lead guitar. Songs like 'Double Decker Bus" and "They're Gonna Get You" may be garage rock legends, thanks to Lester Bangs, but frankly, you'll find a half-dozen better songs on any of the Pebbles compilations.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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Count Five, MainArtist - John Byrne, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 The Bicycle Music Company
Craig Atkinson, ComposerLyricist - Count Five, MainArtist - John Byrne, ComposerLyricist - John Michalski, ComposerLyricist - Ken Ellner, ComposerLyricist - Roy Chaney, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 The Bicycle Music Company
Count Five, MainArtist - John Byrne, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 The Bicycle Music Company
Peter Townshend, ComposerLyricist - Count Five, MainArtist
℗ 1966 The Bicycle Music Company
Count Five, MainArtist - John Byrne, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 The Bicycle Music Company
Joseph Hooven, Producer - Hal Winn, Producer - Craig Atkinson, ComposerLyricist - Count Five, MainArtist - John Byrne, ComposerLyricist - John Michalski, ComposerLyricist - Roy Chaney, ComposerLyricist - Kenneth Bruce Ellner, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 The Bicycle Music Company
Count Five, MainArtist - John Byrne, ComposerLyricist - John Michalski, ComposerLyricist - Roy Chaney, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 The Bicycle Music Company
Count Five, MainArtist - John Byrne, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 The Bicycle Music Company
Count Five, MainArtist - John Byrne, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 The Bicycle Music Company
Count Five, MainArtist - John Byrne, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 The Bicycle Music Company
Peter Townshend, ComposerLyricist - Count Five, MainArtist
℗ 1966 The Bicycle Music Company
Albumbeschreibung
If it were not for Lester Bangs' hilarious and fanciful essay "Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung," which sent generations of impressionable young hipsters-in-training to their local used-record stores in search of Double Shot DBL-1002, the world would not much recall Count Five's Psychotic Reaction; the average casual garage rock fan would be no more likely to search for this album than an album by Nuggets staples like the Remains. And frankly, despite Bangs' wild-eyed prose in praise of Psychotic Reaction, there would be some justice to that disappearance: this album really isn't all that great! There's the title track, of course, a total Yardbirds' ripoff that turns out to be better than any of that overrated band's patented rave-ups, thanks in huge part to Kenn Ellner's brilliantly bratty strangulated whine of a voice. Then there's the mysterious "Pretty Big Mouth," a swamp rock groove with the most bizarre lyrics on the entire album. And they certainly get major cool points for being hip to the Who in 1966, recording "My Generation" and "Out in the Street" before almost anybody in the U.S. knew who Pete Townshend was; unfortunately, that goodwill is negated by the sheer incompetence of both covers. And really, that's the problem with most of Psychotic Reaction; Count Five were not in any way a particularly talented band outside of Ellner's vocals and, occasionally, John "Mouse" Michalski's gnarly lead guitar. Songs like 'Double Decker Bus" and "They're Gonna Get You" may be garage rock legends, thanks to Lester Bangs, but frankly, you'll find a half-dozen better songs on any of the Pebbles compilations.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:25:47
- Main artists: Count Five
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: The Bicycle Music Company
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1966 The Bicycle Music Company ℗ 1966 The Bicycle Music Company
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